what do they give you immediately after the c-section while they stitch you up?
My first c-section was under general, so I don't know how it goes with a spinal/epidural. I'm actually glad I had the general because I was absolutely freaking out about being cut open whilst being awake. Now I've just been reading the thread about routine separation of mother and baby post c-section... and I'm worried about my second C-section.
I just know I'm going to totally freak out lying there for 45 minutes wide awake, fully conscious out while they stitch me up, and on top of that, without being able to hold my little baby OR have my hubby there for support/distraction. That would be like torture to me. I know you can't feel the actual pain, but I don't think I'll mentally cope with what's going on, lying there totally helpless and totally conscious and totally alone (at least emotionally).
Do they give you anything after the baby is out to help calm you down/sedate you?
The aneastetist's nurse gave me a shoulder massage while they stitched me up and DH and Imran stayed in the room with me.
I found the recovery room worse than the stitching up - I was rather difficult and nagged them to let me out and send me to the normal ward.
It didn't feel like it was 45 minutes to stitch me up but they used the superglue so maybe that's quicker.
I got reassuring smiles and my head rubbed from my hubby ours was done in emergency situation though so I spose its a bit different.
TBH it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be after NIki was born the rest of the time seemed to fly but I really wasn't "there" anyway. Maybe you'll get to hold your bubbie when they start stitching you up and you will be so in awe of your new baby that you will not notice the time passing.
The stitching up bit isnt bad. But man, for me it felt like it dragged a little. But as bron said, i think in recovery was much worse. I was just laying there... Mia was born at 8:08pm and i didnt get back to my room till 10:30pm. Honestly u dont think about what they are doing too much.
Ours was an emergency too with a very sick bub that went to NICU without me being able to hold him.
I was well medicated and not actually aware of the time. My anesthetist just kept asking how i was feeling and topping up various drugs. My OB chatted to me, so did the nurses. DH was with me for some of the time until i sent him off to be with DS.
I seriously wasnt worried about myself as my heart was with my baby.
If you tell the anesthetist how you are feeling going into the procedure and keep then aware of your anxiety etc they will look after you. I felt that they were more than happy to keep dosing me up with a ****tail of drugs. Very attentive to my needs. I didnt once ask for more pain or sedation - they just kept offering or dosing me up.
I was terrified of having an epidural and that was a very smooth and effective thing in the end. Its funny what preoccupies us before hand that doesnt really matter at the time.
With a CS they put upo a screen so you can't see what is happening (unless you want to) and you will most likely have an epidural or spinal block which numbs all the pain. You don't really need anything as far as pain relief goes, by that stage you most likely will have your bubs in your arms and your focus will be on bubs, not what is happening down there! It all happens very quickly....
I feel like I'll be fine if I get to hold baby as I won't be thinking about what they're doing - the hormones that holding baby induces should take care of any anxiety. My main concern was lying there ALONE and fully conscious, with nothing to do but freak out and miss my baby and my hubby (if they kick him out). But from the experiences you've shared it sounds like when they take baby away it's only really while you're in recovery, not while you're being stitched up? Is that right?
Im not sure where you are going to get your C-section done. Both times for me, I got to hold my baby the whole time they were stitching me up. My first was emergency c/s and the stitching up for that one was faster than the 2nd one. They had issues with my uterus not contracting properly for my 2nd c/s which was elective, even then I got to hold my baby the whole time. They didnt send my DH or my mum away until I was taken to recovery. DH then took our baby upstairs to be weighed etc and then waited for me in my room.
In my experience, they take took DS straight away after birth (after showing me and DP over the screen) for a few minutes while they checked his airways and cleaned him up a bit and then we got to hold him. DP went with DS while he was being checked. DS was with us in recovery and thats when we had our first breastfeed.
I wasn't really aware of the time but I had laboured for a long time so probably wasn't completely 'with it'. Just let the staff know what you want when you get in there. Unless there is a medical problem with you or your baby, you shouldn't be separated for long and they would have no need to 'kick' your partner out either.
what do they give you immediately after the c-section while they stitch you up?
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ours was done in emergency situation though so I spose its a bit different.
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